Fairmont Hotels & Resort has launched a new
Sustainable Design Policy.
Establishing a formalized, worldwide policy,
which addresses highly recognized environmental certifications
such as the United States Green Building Council's Leadership in
Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) for new development
projects and renovation programs, supports the brand's larger
pledge to reduce operational CO2 emissions as a member of World
Wildlife Fund's Climate Savers program.
In addition to promoting the use of highly
recognized green building certification systems, Fairmont's
Sustainable Design policy also includes new environmental criteria
and checklists for renovation projects and property retrofits,
environmental consultation during the design brief and
construction process, and the creation of a green build best
practices repository for use by its hotels, engineers, developers,
project leads and architects.
Fairmont Pittsburgh, a new hotel that opened last year, and
The Savoy, A Fairmont
Managed Hotel, which unveiled a
multi-year restoration program this past October, were the brand's
first completed projects under the new policy.
As the brand's
first LEED certified hotel, Fairmont Pittsburgh achieved a Gold
certification by incorporating sustainable design features such as
energy efficient lighting and appliances, enzyme waste systems,
furnishings and other guestroom amenities made from recycled,
organic or sustainable material, and the use of paints, adhesives,
sealants, carpets and fabrics with no or low emissions of Volatile
Organic Compounds.
In London, the restoration of The Savoy
included the addition of several new environmental technologies
including a waste management system that recycles up to 90% of waste from the hotel and a new heat and power (CHP) plant
that reduces the hotel's reliance on the national grid by
approximately 50%.
In addition to LEED guidelines, a
number of other green rating systems and programs will influence
Fairmont's activity in this area including the BREEAM (British
Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method)
program in Europe, Estidama Pearls in Abu Dhabi, and China's Three
Star program.
With the adoption of its new Sustainable Design
Policy, Fairmont continues to be at the forefront of environmental
action within the hospitality industry. Working alongside the World Wildlife Fund,
one of the world's
largest conservation organizations, Fairmont has pledged to reduce
operational CO2 emissions from its existing portfolio of hotels by
20% below 2006 levels by 2013.
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